Willie Lee "Billo" Maness,
a homemaker, died Tuesday at Memorial
Medical Center. She was 92. Mrs. Maness
was born in Pinehill, Ala., and lived
in New Orleans for the past 55 years.
She worked for Higgins Inc. during World
War II and later built floats for the
Krewe of Mid-City. She also was the owner
and operator of Gene & Billie's Prentiss
Lounge and a ship attendant for Grace
Lines. Survivors include a daughter, Merle
I. "Jean" Pizzolato; three grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m.
at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home,
3827 Canal St. A funeral will be held
in Pinehill. Burial will be in Oak Grove
Cemetery in Pinehill. Times Picayune 06-17-1999

Jules Leon Lamothe
Captain - 1934

Jules Leon Lamothe died peacefully on
Tuesday July 2 2002 at age 92 after a
month battle with lung cancer Jules was
born June 9 1910 in New Orleans
oldest child of Jules A Lamothe and Margaret
'Skipper' Crellin Lamothe His
first clear memory was of the hurricane
of 1915 when neighbors gathered in
his parents house around a kerosene lantern
listened to the howling wind and
woke up to 20 inches of floodwater in
the neighborhood As a young boy he
earned money at Pelican Statium participated
in scouting activities which
included a minstrel troupe and summer
camps He attended Crossman Elementary
and graduated in 1927 from Warren Easton
High School During the depression
he earned his CPA license from Loyola
University night school With his
father and brother Surguies he ran Mid-City
Machine Works at its early
Carrollton at Tulane location As a mid-city
businessman he helped found the
Krewe of Mid-City He was the organization's
first treasurer/ secretary and
served as Captain in the inaugural parade
of 1934 Shortly after this he
moved to Baton Rouge to work in the newly
formed State Department of Labor
'serving first in the administration of
Earl K Long' and retiring after 20
years of service It was at the captiol
that he meet the love of his life
Dorothy Ibert of Franklin LA They were
married in 1938 and had six children
Their first date was to a dance on a showboat
that had stopped in Baton
Rouge for the weekend They were married
58 years until Dorothy's death in
1996 Their Baton Rouge home was at 3118
Wilshire first then in 1955 they
built their new home on Broussard St During
World War II he proudly served
in the US Army Air Corps entering as a
private becoming a gunnery instructor
on the B-17 'Flying Fortress' Toward the
wars end he was promoted to Warrant
Officer in the Adjutant General's Corps
Following his civil service career
he started his own business as a CPA and
had many faithful clients in the
Baton Rouge area He was secretary of the
Automotive Wholesaler Association
for many years and successfully combined
family vacations with automotive
conventions throughout the USA He was
well known as a member of the
Nicholson American Legion Post 38 He held
many positions in the Post and
served on their executive board from '91-'94
In later years he was part
owner of a Chesterton Seals Franchise
in Memphis and on the Board of
Westpaine Chemical Testing Laboratories
and later West & Associates He was
a
life long member of Sacred Heart Church
and also attended St Patrick's He
loved to travel and enjoyed musical theater
You might have also seen him at
a Saint's game or Mardi Gras ball as he
loved to dance His often quoted
words of advice were: 'get an education
because whatever you learn no one
can take that away from you' and 'It's
been a wonderful life' He was
preceded in death by: his beloved wife
Dorothy; infant daughter Sandra Ann
and son Laurance He is survived by: his
brother: Surguies of New Orleans LA;
Daughter Gayle L Werling of Fairfax VA;
son Jules Kenneth of Baton Rouge LA
Frank Charles of Wells Maine Terrence
Eugene of Halifax Nova Scotia;
grandchildren: Deborah Michael Taylor
Judi Joi Keli Christopher Lauretta
Timothy Joseph Jules Andre Merideth and
Jennifer; great-grandchildren: Devin
Mason Von Grey Kevin Ryan Jessica Katherine
and Robert Wake to be held at
RABENHORST EAST FLORIDA BLVD Sunday July
7 2002 - 5 pm until 7 pm Visitation
Monday 8 am-9:30 am at the above named
Funeral Home A Mass of the
Resurrection Monday July 8 2002 - 10 am
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Main
St Interment following at Green Oaks Cemetery
Florida Blvd Please send
remembrance donations in lieu of flowers
to the 'Pennies for Bread' program
at St Joseph's Abbey St Benedict LA; St
Joseph's Academy Catholic High of
Baton Rouge; Loyola University New Orleans;
Baton Rouge Cancer Society or
Hospice of Baton Rouge The Times-Picayune
07/06

Lloyd
Gaubert Sr

Lloyd Gaubert Sr., 84, company founder
Thursday, December 15, 2005

Lloyd Francis Gaubert Sr., the founder
and owner of L.F. Gaubert & Co. in
New Orleans, died Monday at Thibodaux
Regional Medical Center. He was 84.

Mr. Gaubert was born in Thibodaux and
lived in New Orleans for almost 60 years.
He evacuated to Thibodaux after Hurricane
Katrina. He graduated from Thibodaux High
School, lettered 3 years in football (1937-39)
and was known as “Bruiser.”

He founded his company, which manufactures
and distributes marine and industrial
cables, in 1947 and remained its chief
executive officer until his death.

He was active in many civic organizations
and in the 1960s, as chairman of the Regional
Planning Commission, worked closely with
New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro on plans
for redeveloping the Poydras Street corridor.

Mr. Gaubert graduated from Thibodaux
High School, where he lettered three years
in football, and studied at Southwestern
Louisiana Institute in 1939-41, the University
of Southern California in 1941-42 and
Texas Christian University in 1946-47.

During World War II, he served in the
Army Air Corps and also was a student
and tooling engineer for Consolidated
Aircraft Corp. in San Diego. After the
war, he was a project engineer at Convair's
Fort Worth, Texas, plant before moving
to New Orleans and starting his company.

Mr. Gaubert was a past president of the
Michoud Industrial Complex, a forerunner
of the present New Orleans Business and
Industrial District, and a member of the
Mayor's Coordinating Committee for NASA,
which helped establish the Michoud Assembly
Facility in the 1960s.

He was active in many Carnival organizations,
serving as president of Eros and king
of Hermes and Mid-City, and in 1961 founded
Mid-City's annual Greatest Bands in Dixie
competition.

He was a student at Southwestern Louisiana
(1939-41), University of Southern California
(1941-42), Texas Christian University
(1946-47). student and tooling engineer
for Consolidated Aircraft Corp., San Diego
(1941-45). He was project engineer at
Fort Worth plant Convair (1946-47); founder,
owner and CEO of L.F. Gaubert and Co,
Inc., New Orleans (1947 - present); president
of Michoud Industrial Complex, Inc., Marine
Industrial Cable Corporation; Carmel Development
Corporation; director of First National
Bank of Commerce; president of Ramada
Inn Thibodaux; chairman of the New Orleans
Regional Planning Commission; New Orleans
Mayor’s Coordinating Committee for
NASA (1961-63); member of the board of
directors of the Better Business Bureau,
New Orleans; member of the Metropolitan
New Orleans Safety Council; commissioner
of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad;
member of the New Orleans Traffic and
Transportation Bureau; USCG Academy Foundation;
member of the New Orleans Opera House
Association; trustee of Christian Brothers;
trustee of WYES-TV; founder and chairman
of Mid-City Carnival Club “The Greatest
Bands in Dixie”; served as a pilot
with the United States Army Air Force
(1942-45). He was president of the American
Society of Tooling and Manufacturing Engineers
(1948-49); member of The Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers, The American
Society of Naval Engineers, The Louisiana
Engineering Society, and president and
state director of the Navy League. He
was also a member of the New Orleans Petroleum
Club, the Executive Committee of the Sugar
Bowl, and the President’s Advisory
Council Loyola University (1989). American
Legion, GOP supporter, Man of Manresa
for 46 years, Who’s Who in the South
and Southwest (1989); member of the Plimsoll
Club, Board of Trade, New Orleans Petroleum,
International House, President of Eros
Carnival Club (1960-1989), Board of Hermes
Carnival Club (1978-1989); board of director
and member of Planning of New Orleans
City Park in 1969, chairman Recreation
Committee General Charles de Gaulle (1960),
Optimists Club president (1957-58), Lieutenant
Governor, (1959-70). Member Ancient Order
of Hibernian; Grand Marshall Thibodaux
Fire Department, (1974). He was the member
of American Legion & Knights of Columbus;
He was presented the key to the City of
Thibodaux (2004); awarded “Man of
the Year” for Christian Brothers
(1989), “St. Louis Medallion”
Archdiocese of New Orleans by Archbishop
Francis B. Schulte (1990); he was “First
Prize Winner Overall” March of Dimes
Le Gourmet International Gala Celebrity
Chefs (1990).

He was a past president of the American
Society of Tooling and Manufacturing Engineers,
president and state director of the Navy
League, and a member of the Society of
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers,
the American Society of Naval Engineers
and the Louisiana Engineering Society.

Mr. Gaubert also was a former board member
of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
and the Better Business Bureau, a trustee
of the Christian Brothers School and WYES-TV,
and a member of the Metropolitan Safety
Council, the New Orleans Traffic and Transportation
Bureau and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Foundation.

In Thibodaux, he was president of the
Ramada Inn, grand marshal of the city's
Fire Department in 1974 and was presented
a key to the city in 2004.

He was a past president of the Optimists
Club and a member of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, the American Legion, the
Knights of Columbus, the New Orleans Petroleum
Club, the International House, the Executive
Committee of the Sugar Bowl and the President's
Advisory Council at Loyola University.

He was a parishioner of St. Frances Cabrini
and St. Pius X Catholic churches and was
named Man of the Year for the Christian
Brothers in 1989, was awarded the St.
Louis Medallion of the Archdiocese of
New Orleans by Archbishop Francis Schulte
in 1990 and was active in raising money
for Our Lady of Holy Cross College.

He was named first-prize winner of the
March of Dimes annual Gourmet Gala celebrity
chefs competition in 1990.

A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m.
at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 6666 Spanish
Fort Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9
a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery
in Thibodaux. Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.

A Mass also will be said Friday at 11
a.m. at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic
Student Center of Nicholls State University,
204 Madewood Drive, Thibodaux. Visitation
in Thibodaux will be today from 7 to 9
p.m. at Landry's Funeral Home, 821 Canal
Blvd., and Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at
the Aquinas Center.